Re: Stock Bose Stereo

[Chuck Simpson <csimpson@zeltech.com>]

Hi Tim,

Your "Premium" stereo set-up should contain 8 speakers.  The rear deck
tweeters should be working.  The rear door plastic round things are not
speakers, but used to be several years ago when VW put the speakers in
the doors and not the rear deck.  VW places the dummy plastic cover
there for some odd reason  (Why couldn't they just redesign the door
to omit that area?).

The "Bose" system does have 4 speakers in the front dash (2 on each side).
Speaking of Bose stereos, I just got mine replaced this morning because
the stupid rewind/fast-forward stopped working and kept ejecting my
tapes.  Now all is good...


BTW,  I have a White Jetta and I too have attracted attention from folks
in a parking lot.  What a kick ass feeling!  :)

c-ya,

-Chuck Simpson
'98 White Jetta GLX


Tim Irwin wrote:

> Ok, it appears that I've continued my tradition of making grossly incorrect
> statements in my first submission to an automotive mailing list (see first
> included message). With the "Premium" stereo in my '98 Jetta (build 2/98), I
> have the following:
>
> Top of dash - working (I can only find 1 pair of dash speakers)
> Front doors - working
> Rear door tweeters - no sound
> Rear deck main - working
> Rear deck tweeters - exist and are wired, unknown if any sound is coming
> out.
>
> Still, the quality and radio reception is not what I was hoping for, so
> we'll see what I can get out of the dealer on it.
>
> Tim Irwin
> '98 Porcelain Blue - the first car I've had which attracted
> attention/inspection in a parking lot
>
> BTW, It helps if you are responding to a message to include the part of the
> message you are responding to, otherwise people may have no idea what you're
> talking about.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Irwin [SMTP:timi@Interlinq.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 3:02 PM
> > To:   'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> > Subject:      RE: Stock Bose Stereo
> >
> > The other option that they come with is a "Premium" system (next step down
> > in the VW line) with a 6 disk changer. This seems to only drive 2-4 of the
> > front speakers (top dash definitely don't work, I'm not sure if both the
> > bottom dash and door speakers work) and the main rear deck speakers. It
> > may
> > be that the tweeters on the rear deck are running, but its hard to tell.
> > The
> > tweeter pods in the rear doors don't do anything (do they with the Bose?).
> > Apparently VW was having trouble with some of the Bose amps, and used the
> > Premium/CD changer as a like-cost replacement.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:       Chuck Simpson [SMTP:csimpson@zeltech.com]
> > > Sent:       Monday, September 21, 1998 6:26 AM
> > > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > > Subject:    Re: Stock Bose Stereo
> > >
> > > Hey Billy,
> > >
> > > The Bose stereo option came with 10 speakers (4 - front dash, 2 - front
> > > door, 4 - rear deck) and a 100-watt Bose amplifier mounted underneath
> > > the rear deck in the trunk.  The head-unit says Bose on the damn
> > > faceplate,
> > >
> >